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12wore nunsarameul mandeureoyo.

12월에 눈사람을 만들어요.12wore nunsarameul mandeureoyo.
I make a snowman in December.
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Questions & Answers about 12wore nunsarameul mandeureoyo.

Why is there the particle -에 after 12월?
Particle -에 marks the time when something happens. With a month, 12월에 means “in December.” In Korean, you always use -에 to indicate “at/in/on” with time expressions.
Why does 눈사람 have -을 attached, as in 눈사람을?
The particle -을 marks the direct object of the verb (만들다). It tells you that 눈사람 is what’s being made. In casual speech you might drop it (눈사람 만들어요), but including -을 makes the sentence clear and grammatically complete.
What politeness level is 만들어요?

The ending -어요 (in 만들어요) is the informal polite style (해요체).

  • More formal/deferential: 만듭니다
  • More casual/informal: 만들어
Is 만들어요 present tense or future tense?

Korean simple present (만들어요) can express both habitual actions and planned future events.

  • As present: “I make a snowman.”
  • As future (by context): “I’ll make a snowman.”
    To explicitly mark the future, use 만들 거예요:
    12월에 눈사람을 만들 거예요 (“I will make a snowman in December”).
How do you pronounce 12월?
Months use Sino-Korean numbers. 12월 is pronounced “십이월” (shi-bee-wol). In rapid speech the final consonant of 십 may link, sounding like [시비월], but phonetically it’s 십이월.
There’s no subject in the sentence. Who is doing the action?

Korean often drops the subject when it’s obvious. Here the implied subject is usually I (or we, depending on context). To state it explicitly, add 저는 or 나는:
저는 12월에 눈사람을 만들어요 (“I make a snowman in December”).

Can particles like -에 and -을 be omitted?

Yes, in very casual spoken Korean you can drop them:
12월에 눈사람 만들어요
—but in writing or formal contexts, it’s better to include them for clarity.

How can I say “every December” instead of just “in December”?

You have two common options:

  • Place 매 before the time: 매 12월에 눈사람을 만들어요
  • Use 마다 after the noun: 12월마다 눈사람을 만들어요
    Both mean “I make a snowman every December.”
How would I turn this statement into a question: “Do you make a snowman in December?”

In polite speech, simply raise your intonation at the end:
12월에 눈사람을 만들어요?
In casual speech among friends, you can also shorten it:
12월에 눈사람 만들어?

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